put the arm on someone

1. tv. to demand something of someone, especially money. I know Tom wants some money. He put the arm on me, but I said no.

2. tv. to arrest someone. (Underworld.) They put the arm on Bart for pushing pills.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
RÜŞEn	-	Turkish
Elias	ə-LEE-əsh (Portuguese), e-LEE-ahs (German), E-lee-ahs (Finnish), i-LIE-əs (English), ee-LIE-əs (English)	Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gr
Adele	AH-de-lə (German), ə-DEL (English), AH-de-le (Finnish)	German, English, Italian, Finnish
Eytan	-	Hebrew
Ulf	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Vasant	-	Indian, Marathi, Gujarati